Man exchanging gun throws beer bottle at Hudson County detective

A Jersey City man who had just handed another man a gun early today threw a beer bottle that struck a Hudson County Prosecutor's Office detective in the head, according to police reports.

Working with the Jersey City Police Department's carjacking unit, two Hudson County Prosecutor's Office detectives trailed a "suspicious car" to the area of Carbon Street off Route 440 around 1:30 a.m., police reports there.

The people in the "suspicious car" got of the vehicle and started mixing in with a large crowd, the report said.

The officers exited their vehicle, showed their badges, and ordered the group to disperse, but while they were doing that they spotted a man, later identified as Dwayne Butler, 21, hand a gun to another man, later identified as Melvin Johnson, 40, police reports said.

When the officers started approaching them, Butler took back the gun and put it his waistband and started to run, reports said.

Johnson then threw a beer bottle that struck at the Prosecutor's Office detective in the head, reports said.

After a chase, both men were nabbed.

Johnson was charged with two weapons charges, hindering apprehension, and aggravated assault.

Butler was charged with certain persons not to have any weapons, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession for unlawful purpose, resisting arrest and obstruction of government function.

A 9mm gun was recovered with seven rounds in the magazine, reports said.

Both men appeared in Central Judicial Processing Court today. Butler's bail was set at $100,000 while Johnson's bail was set at $40,000.